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Last Updated on Sunday, 22 November 2009 15:47 |
(In alphabetic order only)
Compliance
In a broad sense this includes regulatory compliance, operational compliance (SOX in the US), and others e.g. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) and healthcare compliance (ICH, FDA, EMEA, OIG and PhARMA Guidelines)
Enterprise
The life science company including all domains and stakeholders
Stewardship and Governance
Clear responsibility and accountability for management, protection and use of vital information assets
Effectiveness
A process (or system) is effective if it is meeting the business needs (process outcomes). A tool may meet the key documented requirements but if no one will use it, it is not effective
Efficiency
A process (or system) is efficient if it increases the productivity of people overall. Improving one task or characteristic of a process may have negative impact on another. If the sum improves the overall good, then it provides efficiency
Global Life Sciences
All business in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Generics, Consumer Health Care and Medical Devices as well as the regional and national agencies that govern them
Strategy
The long-term plan of action designed to achieve the Vision
– The strategy may be adjusted based on operational experience, changes to the regulatory or technology landscapes, and/or new marketing challenges
Tactics
The detailed goals and step-by-step activities needed to execute the strategy, or some segment of the overall strategy. The planning must accommodate cultural realities, proposed changes, and the requirement to effectively continue to run the business
Visioning
Visioning is the process of defining where a company wants to be over a period of the next 5 to 7 years. Participants will create an image of the effective and efficient processes that are needed to transform the enterprise, with a focus of process outcome. The requirements for enabling operational systems that are needed to achieve the vision should be included.
Visualization
New approaches call for new enablers: In the process of creating the new horizon cutting edge technology will be engaged to help business users in a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) to visualize and understand what is possible today
XML Content
XML Content includes all text and any other content plus the corresponding tags. Subsequently, XML content may be compiled into documents and formatted according to presentation and communication needs. Information is structured into elements of meaning. XML allows the identification (tagging) of that information for reuse. Information may be text, images, audio, video and possibly other forms (e.g. essence)
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